As we have already eaten our breakfast we went to the training area as we want to also see what parkour is ' obviously I know about it all from my previous world but parkour was still in its infancy and I just wanted to know what was parkour like back then and if I can use some of its moves as I am also trying to develop something..'
As we reached the training area and entered the room I and kitty gawked after seeing the training area kitty was shocked because she wasn't expecting so much equipment and obstacle courses as for why I was there are now a shit ton of new equipment and obstacles some of them were straight from the army and as I looked back at fathers face and his smile I shuddered by his evil smile as I can guess he was up to no good as these equipment and obstacles were officially for me and my training as looked at kitty and prayed for her such a poor girl and she was excited to show off her skills but her predecessor has some other plans and when she will try to prove her self the reality will hit her hard, in this case, the obstacle.
As she was warming up at the starting point of the obstacle course and also formatting a plan for her to show off her skills as she signaled to father that she was ready.
And after signaling with the whistleblowing she started running the first hurdle was the bars as he just jumped on them one by one as she cleared the first obstacle and then she went to some rope climbing which was the easiest.
And she cleared and then on another obstacle she bunny hoped and next one was quite difficult as she has to go on her knee and use her elbow as she crossed the barbed wire obstacle which she crossed after getting stuck twice but she cleared that also then she had to jump up and grab the bar and then cross it and the other bars just like how a gymnast do it in the circus.
But she after pulling herself up placed both her feet and with a balancing stance she jumped to other bars as she crossed it quite faster this way.
Then she reached the wall that made me use my magic to cross as she looked and then started running but halfway there suddenly a hidden contraption opened and fired a ball which she dodged quite skillfully but the second one hit her in the ribs as she fell down with some pain she said in a low voice ' fuck that hurt ' as her breathing became erratic as she backed away and then after a few seconds she completed her wall climbing as she was doing a vault on the next obstacle as she watched her surrounding as she dodged quite a lot of fastballs as she some times used her vault position to duck or climb halfway down or sometimes doing a gymnastic move of grabbing the bars with her legs as she propelled herself to the other bar and after some times she completed the obstacle course as she laid on her back taking deep breaths as she looked half-dead in that state as she got hit by many balls.
But as I looked at her I thought,' it was quite good but parkour is still in its infancy and doesn't have many variations right now but after some years it will become a revolution. But I don't have that much time so I will learn some vaulting and balancing as it will help me when I need it the most.
As I approached her and gave her a hand and she took it and got up as I said," it was quite good that you completed that course in two tries while still dodging."
As she heard me saying she asked," how many tries did it take you to complete the course."
As I said," without balls but just contraption it took me one or sometimes two tries, and with balls, it takes me three tries so yeah it hurts a lot the next day as they will sometime become black from the hit."
As she heard me she said," man you have it hard at such a young age. But he is also training you for difficult scenarios in which you have to take down an enemy or dodge their attack or multiple attacks at the same time."
I just nodded as I went to do my training but left some words for her to think over," yeah your right about that. I am going to do some training but you should try some more variations. Why don't you try adding martial arts to it and see where it goes just suggesting."
As we finished it was quite late for lunch so we took some takeaways as we were already too tired me and kitty of course as we reached our house as j went to take a bath. As I completed my bath and took a long rest.
It was already nine when I woke up as I rinse my face with some water and wiped it on a towel as I went downstairs to get something to eat as we ate I said," kitty can you teach me some balancing and vaulting."
As she said," yeah I can do that as I already told you I will teach you parkour so you don't have to worry so tomorrow at six(06:00) in the morning."
As I asked," can we make it six thirty(06:30) as I have to do my morning jogs you can come as well if you like and we can also do some warmup while jogging."
And then she after thinking said," okay it's a deal."
And I said," that's what she said." As I stuffed my face after saying that always wanted to say that well she looked puzzled but then ignored it all that as she ate her own dinner.
As I got back to my room and sat up on my bed as I like always tried to find the stone but only got some energy functions but didn't find the stone so I then laid on my bed as I activated my occlumency as I also activated my magical simulation as I slept.
------(Time skip two days )------
Another beautiful morning came as I was going to finally develop my second mind shield as I went to do my daily thing then went downstairs as I told them that I'm going to jog as kitty tagged along as we jogged for some time as she would sometimes jump above some park chairs and also she showed me how to do vaulting as we jogged.
As I came back I went to take a shower and after taking my shower I got dressed and went to have something. After eating I went to the training area where I did some martial arts and some obstacle courses while wearing some new weights which I requested some days back as I also got hit by some fastballs but it was not working on me anymore as I dodge most of them and didn't have to use my heightened senses.
After training, I went back to the house and told mother that I will come after taking a bath as j bathed, and after some time I came downstairs for some food as I sat down on an empty chair and ate some salad and some meat and after that, I was ready to go to grandma and grandpa's house as I waited for some time for father to come and then we got inside the car as I waved at my mother and she waved me back kitty went out for some work so she was not here now as we drove off towards grandpa's house.
At grandpa's house as we parked the car grandpa came out from the front door as I gave him a light hug as he said that grandma was in the study I went inside I was quite excited but my excitement went away after two hours want to know why then read ahead.
As I entered the study grandma was, as usual, reading a book as she noticed me she kept her book down as I went and hugged her and she hugged me as I said," grandma I have finally thought about the type of shield I will make for the second shield. "
As she said," Oh finally you have chosen it to tell me about it."
As I nodded and said," Yes it will be a hexagonal shield which will be interlocked with each other and I also want to make it in layered versions and also interlocked so that they can strengthen each other.
As she listened to me and after some thinking, she said," are you sure about that it will be surely a new kind of shield no doubt but I'm still not so sure about it as nobody has done it at least not to my knowledge. As we have followed the traditional way and didn't make exceptional changes to it like you are doing. So I'm still not so sure about that."
As I said," come on grandma we can do this as I have confidence in my views. And if it was successful it will become an achievement on its own so I say let's give it a try and make it happen." As confidence radiated from my words and who knows when grandpa appeared as I was still not used to being batmaned.
But after some contemplation and discussion, she agreed as she said," lets being then empty your mind and clear you all your thoughts and focus as I will attack you and you will try to defend with the second layer you will create and also keep you focus all the time as when you lose focus your shield will break. Now then here I come."
As she said I also focused my mind and tried to make a hexagonal shield but it was quite difficult so I only managed to make a thin layer and as I made it. It shattered my grandma.
And I felt a huge amount of pain as I heard her voice 'again as I gritted my teeth and tried to focus my mind and created another shield as it was also scattered and as we continued for at least two hours and now you know what the fuck happend as I have huge ass migraine and I also don't want to move for some time and if I had done it one more time my mind would have broken from all the pain.
As I rested for an hour as I felt my pain subsiding as I heard grandma's voice again," okay rest time is over let's continue again."
As I sat back up and emptied my mind and cleared my thoughts as I focused on making a sturdy shield as I was attacked once more as I tried to hold her back again but after a few minutes it broke again but this time I did not feel that much pain as I rested again but slowly my vision became black as I lost consciousness.
As grandma looked at me and smiled a little and said," did you feel that he had already progressed from a few seconds to a few minutes in just one day he is indeed a genius but if he has to defend himself he has to try harder as time is not on his side." As she said this she looked at her husband who was also sighing as they carried the boy to a room and laid him there as time passed Alex woke up and went out to see his father sitting and chatting with his grandma and grandpa as they saw him come out of his room.
As James said, "Ready to go home son."
As I hurriedly said," Sorry for making you wait, father. Yes, I'm ready."
As he nodded and I gave a hug to grandma and grandpa and then we went out and I sat inside the car and father also sat inside the car and I waved at them and they waved back as we drove off in the direction of our home.
We reached home and parked the car went to the living room as mother was watching her show and kitty had returned from her work.
And after some chatting, we went to eat our dinner, and then we went to sleep as I have already taken my little nap at grandma and grandpa's house I was not nearly as sleepy as I have always have been after coming back from grandpa's house but I have also gained a lot as I trained with them if not I have to have a lot more trouble doing my studies at Hogwarts as the teachers there will not create a new way for me to learn magic as they also had to teach many more children and that would hamper my plans as I have to first become a bookworm and that's not my forte as I'm not that studious but I like to experiment with everything and grandpa teaching would make me visualize how I can channel my magic in an entirely new way so for me it was a huge blessing when I met them.
As I thought all this I laid down on my bed and started my occlumeny as I have to create the second shield at least two layers interlocked with each other as I will use the things I learned today and I have to also simultaneously use my magical simulation to review but I am thinking of making my magical simulation update for me to practice my spells also but it will cost many times more magic so I have to also build up my reserves as I have the stone but don't have my own reserves.
I should not rely solely on the stone as I still do not know what its purpose is so I have to first find the stone and second I have to speed up the healing of my soul but that is also a process I'm not familiar with so the third option is occlumeny as when I will build my third shield I will also build my reserves there so that if ever the need arises I can draw it and channel it to cast spells.
As I thought of all this I slowly fell asleep.
------(Time skip two days )---------
A new morning came as Alex woke up and after doing his daily things he went downstairs and then went out for his daily jogging but today kitty was not with him as she had some work to do today.
As he went on his jogging he used some parkour techniques mainly wall walking, vaulting, spinning jump as he landed on his feet. And he continued it with his jogging as many people who were also taking a walk or jogging or running was surprised seeing him do all this and were quite amazed as he continued with his jogging.
When he came back he took a shower and went to the dining table for breakfast as he said," Good morning mother father." As they also said, "good morning Alex."
After he was done with his breakfast he rested for some time. And after resting he went for his training and after completing his training he went back to the house and took a bath and ate something as he waited for his father to take him to his grandma and grandpa's house.
When they reached the house Richard was standing outside today as he trimmed the plants which were planted in the garden and when he saw James and Alex come towards him he got up and washed his hand before drying them and then he shook James hands as he hugged Alex and told him," grandma is inside the study and is waiting for you."
And I nodded as I said," I'm going to see grandma so see you in the evening father."
As James nodded and I went inside through the door and walked towards the study and entered through another door as there sat my grandma reading her book as she saw me she kept the book face down as I went and gave her a hug.
And she said," did you finish the book I told you to read. "
And I nodded," well grandma that book that you wrote and gave me was quite good as I learned some more about occlumeny as I didn't knew that I can also bounce back the legilimens attack but I think I will ask you something to help me with when you have taught me legilimency and it will help you if you don't already try it."
As she listened to me she said," you have thought of something weird again right. I sometimes wonder how you come up with these weird things as not many do that extra thinking but I'm still proud of you for thinking outside the box."
And I said," thank you, grandma, for praising me but if I complete my thing it will be a lot help full for many people but many can use it as with bad intentions so I'm not so sure if I should try creating it."
As she heard it she said," Alex tell me something that if you ever successfully created it and it was used for bad things will you take responsibility and do something for stopping it."
As I nodded and said," Yes grandma I will take responsibility for it and create something to negate it."
As she smiled at my words as she said," I knew you won't disappoint me and take responsibility for when you make a mistake and think it through before you do something." but then she said," but I won't let you teach it to others even if you succeed as only the most trusted and loyal people will have the right to learn it and that also if I approve so bear that in mind Alex and don't ever share it with someone if you have even a minor suspicion about them."
As I nodded and then she said," okay then shall we get started on your lessons. "
As I nodded again. She said," today I will be doing some didn't attack so that I can test your detection shield and the second shield so that I can get some data about how much you can do in your current level of mind shield."
And I said," Yes. I will do my best."
As I began to empty my mind and clear all my useful and useless thoughts as I focused on my first shield and also raised my three-layered second shield as I waited for the attack.
But after some time I slightly got impatient as I looked at my grandma who was now taking a sip of her tea as I looked at her with a look of bafflement but then she said," not bad you have to do some work for increasing your patience but it's quite good for children your age twenty minutes you waited patiently but you should be more vigilant as they both go hand in hand, my dear Alex, you still have a lot to learn. Now I will attack you ready your mind shields."
As redied them but the attack didn't come once again as she was only watching her watch and said," you have maintained your patience and vigilance for a full half an hour so you are learning to keep yourself focused and staying vigilant but at the current pace you will still need more time. Let's go again."
As I closed my eyes for the third time as I was quite indignant about her making me wait and not attacking me as I thought this all suddenly I thought ' am I becoming a masochist mc of those Chinese novels who loves pain and suffering sit this is something I was planning not to become. I have to calm down and stay focused and vigilant so that I don't become addicted to pain as I don't want to have a masochist tendency.'
As I was thinking an attack came at me as I increased my detection shied and looked for the hidden attack after blocking the feint and I detected the second attack but I didn't stop there as I waited for the third attack as we kept at it for few more attacks and after repeatedly blocking her eleventh attack which had it potency increased quite a lot I was attacked again as I used my detection shield and detected the attack but it broke through and went for my second shield as I tried to block it but it multiplied into many attacks with different potency and broke my three layered shields but I gritted my teeth and used the remaining mental power I had to build a brand new shield which withstood the attack but I was knocked unconscious as that last shield I made in a haste broke under the attack and the attack went straight through but it was told to me by my grandma who said it was quite difficult move that I pulled right after my layered shield collapsed as it would have gone either way.
As she said," don't ever try to pull something out like that when you have not even fully completed your occlumeny course and not to mention you have not yet started on the legilimency lessons.
What were you thinking pulling a stunt like that I'm very disappointed in you young man as I had clearly mentioned to you in person and in the book as well that you should never play/mess with your mind as it can be very very dangerous and you could have an irreparable mind injury that's why the ministry refrains from doing any obliviation on a person a second or third time as they can become crazy or worse mentally dead so it's in some very very strict cases that they have to resort to it and they also have to ask for permission first."
As I apologized," I'm sorry grandma but I didn't have any thoughts at that time as I like instinctually pulled that shield as all my focus was on protecting my mind. But I am really sorry about it and will not try to do something like this again."
As she said," you better not young man, or what do you think I would have told your parents when they ask me how did their son become droopy and what did I do to them. "
As I apologized again but then she said," it's okay that you have realized your mistakes but don't do this again or I will not teach you and I will even forbid you to come and see us as I have already lived with my husband alone all these years and will not have your death on my conscious and my husbands. As for today's lessons, it's dismissed you can go to the room you slept in last time and take a rest in a few more hours James will come and pick you up."
As I went away and entered the room and closed it behind me.
Richard heard what Mary had said to Alex but he didn't interfere as she was teaching him something as he came to and sat next to her chair and asked," why did you shout like that at him I know that you were teaching him something about life in all that shouting but you should have been a little lenient in that as well as all of us had made some mistakes in our lives."
But then she said with tears in her eyes," you think I am having fun shouting at him like that. You were not the one who was connected at that moment with his mind I was and....and when he tried to shield his mind with that hastily made shield I decreased my strength as I was worried about him but something happened when my spells collided with his shield as it broke before my attack hit him and he was for a moment dead but then I saw something deep inside his mind an ethereal outline and then all of his life energy came back but it was still in pieces as it was not that potent as a normal persons life energy and then after some time he woke up and what happened you heard it all.
You know I was so scared when he was dead for those few seconds it was like time had gone back and I was back in that room where our children and grandchild were killed as I felt the life energy leaving their bodies. What should have I done when I felt he was back I can't hold back and shouted at him as what should you would have done if you were in my shoes."
Richard sat there as he was holding his breath after hearing her side of the story. But then he let out a long breath as he took a deep breath and again released it and after doing this for some time he looked back and asked," did that all really happen."
But when mary heard him say this she blew her top a second time as she said," do you think I will lie at something like life and death and after experiencing it again after that time."
As Richard realized his mistake he hurriedly said," that came out wrong I am sorry about that. I just wanted to ask you if that all happened then he had something like a special body constitution or special magic or soul I can't put my finger on this matter as I didn't experience it myself so I don't know.
But if that is the case he is a special child and our work has doubled now as we have to teach him to be a good person and to think before he acts as if he became powerful and he will as he can cheat death and it the first time I had learned about it after the events of the Peverell brothers as they had been now made into a fairy tale for children but that event and this is also entirely different as they cheated death but at last death took its revenge and took them one by one but he cheated or beat death as he died and then came back all on his own its quite serious thing even in the wizarding world.
We should never let anyone know about it or it will cause him a major problem and he or his loved ones can be targetted."
As they chatted more in the closed room Alex was also thinking about all of it.
" I fucking died I fucking died again but then came back. It's got to be related to the stone I have to find it and quickly so that I can at least know where it is every time and I can try to understand it more. But my actions shouldn't have gone unnoticed as I could feel the intense emotions of different kinds from grandma and I can somehow conclude it that she felt me dying as she was the last person who was in contact with me and my reckless action made it all happen but she didn't say anything about me dying at all.
She was still trying to protect me so I can at least trust her to not tell anyone about it maybe except grandpa but he'll also not going to tell anyone as I trust him to keep some secrets as it can bring unimaginably repercussions a d it will not be safe for them or my family.
But I have to make sure I would not fuck up more than it already happend and cease all the weird experiments which can make me come close to death. But I will still do some after making absolutely sure that no harm would come to me but that's all for the future as I still have to apologize to them again and tell them that I will not try to pull such stunts as I got to live a third time and this time it was my fault for dying.
I would also have to speed up all my training and learn all I can in a secure way. And find that stone."
As I settled my priorities straight I got out of the room and went to the living room as I know that whenever I completed my lessons we all would come here to talk about stuff. And I was right but I saw grandma's eyes red a little and I know I had fucked up real bad as she almost broke down she must have remembered her children and grandchild as my life force faded for a few seconds as I slowly came into the living room and I went to the place where grandma and grandpa sat as I said," grandma grandpa I have nothing to say about my reckless actions but I can only say is that I will promise you if there is a way I could do anything differently and safely I would make sure that I will always choose that way as my first choice and then think about other ways to make it possibly happen."
As grandma looked at me as she said," this will be the last and final warning and a chance for you Alex and if you ever do something like that and pull a stunt like that I will personally make sure I will lock you up and what that muggle story call."
As grandpa said," Rapunzel dear."
And grandma said," Yes I will make you the real Rapunzel of the wizarding world, and do not take my words lightly boy as I can and will do it and somewhere in your heart you know it so don't ever pull a stunt like that DO YOU UNDERSTAND BOY."
As I stood there and nodded my head like a pecking chicken as I trembled a little as I also thought of 'Kratos' when he calls his son. I have to make some new resolutions that never piss women to their breaking point as they become scary when they snap.
As I heard the honking of the horn as I yelled inside my mind my hero my savior is heard. But I celebrated too early as grandma said," we will continue our talk about it tomorrow, and don't you think that after that little apology you are off the hook as I will make sure what you promised me today will always stay inside your mind and heart imprinted for your whole life. "
As I nodded my head once again as I thought about how would I ever handle it if I had more than one wife it will be a nightmare if all of them got angry at the same time and at the same thing and before that, I will have to make them see eye to eye on things related to me if I ever want to have more than one wife in the future. But all that will be done in the future and not now so I have still some time right future me right.
As I opened the door and went outside with grandma who was holding my hand quite tightly and grandpa who was giving me a pitying look but I deserve this treatment so I will accept it and then I gave a hug to grandma and then grandpa as I sat inside the car as we drove away.
I came back inside from the garage door where the car was parked as I greeted everyone and said that I will be in my room and will come down to eat dinner. As I went into my room and laid on the bed and thought about all of the stuff that happened.
But then after some thinking, I shoved it all back as I cleared my thought and emptied my mind and sat in a meditative position to help me get focused as I started only my occlumeny training and tried to create the new layer again and also to get every hexagon interlock itself on the layer and across the layers as well.
And I trained until it was time for dinner as I heard mother calling me and I stopped doing my training and after doing some breathing exercise I went downstairs for food as also chatted with them a little and after cleaning up I bud everyone 'goodnight' and went to my room.
I closed the door of my room as I lay on my bed and restarted my occlumeny training and also my magical simulation as I fell asleep.
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Authors note:-
Spoiler alert I will end the second shield in the next chapter so be excited and maybe I will give you the third shield suggested by someone in the comments by John_ Tanner_0821.
The hexagon was suggested by two people in the comments forgot to mention about them earlier they are Oglan_Remmos and John_Tanner_0821. Thanks for the suggestion and I will in future will need tons of them as I have thought of doing something big with this and other novels I will write in the future. So your support is necessary.
Thank you.